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When nonprofit strategic planning goes wrong 

Candid

In practice, this might mean considering where your nonprofit has a chance to grow, recognizing when ways of working need to adapt to changing conditions, or opting to rethink your mix of programs. As one leader we interviewed advises , “There’s a culture piece that needs to be considered at the same time as the rest of the plan.

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Highlights from the Salesforce.org Nonprofit Summit

Saleforce Nonprofit

Una Osili , Associate Dean for Research and International Programs at Indiana University’s Lilly Family School of Philanthropy. Finally, acclaimed journalist and producer Soledad O’Brien interviewed José Andrés, founder of World Central Kitchen, who spoke about the power of a good meal to reignite, maintain, and grow a community. .

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How to Get Leadership Buy-in for Streamlining Your Grantee Application

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You can ask your grantees for feedback through surveys, interviews, focus groups, or informal conversations. Limit mid-cycle reporting to a phone call with the program manager. Collect and review any qualitative feedback you’ve received from applicants in the past.

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Five Keys to Finding and Hiring Talented People

NTEN

It enables nonprofits to deliver programs, services, and ultimately, meet their mission. I have interviewed hundreds of people in my career. Ask the Right Questions There are lots of books and websites about how to answer the typical interview questions. Any decent interview candidate is ready for the basic questions.

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The Content Curation Issue: NTEN:Change Six is Live

NTEN

Case Study: Pinterest for Program Planning," documenting one museum's application of Pinterest to meet internal program and project planning needs. An Interview with ASPCAPro's Pune Dracker on Content Curation. Nonprofit Leaders talk about their balance (or unbalance) of IT for mission versus keeping the org's lights on.

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Using a Matrix Map to View Impact and Profitability

NonProfit Hub

Denise McMahan is a guest contributor for Nonprofit Hub, and is the founder and publisher of CausePlanet.org where nonprofit leaders devour Page to Practice™ book summaries, author interviews and sticky applications from the must-read books they recommend. _. However, counseling also was considered a low-impact program.

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What To Do When Your Admin Costs Rise

Connection Cafe

In a previous post, we discussed the differences between program costs and admin costs. We know that admin costs should represent a small percentage of your overall expenses, as most of your money should be spent on furthering your mission.